Game



-Feb.'24, 1925. 1,527,815

H. NERGE GAME -Fi1ed Aug 31, 1923 ATTORNEY Patented 2 1-, 1925.

run stares HENRYNERGE, or YORK, N. Y.

GAME.

Application filed August 31, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Nnnen, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a game device which may be used in imitating the plays 0t various games. One of the objects of the invention is to provide a game which requires some skill in playing; it, while there is also the element of more or less chance in volved in the game. A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap game board, upon which there maybe caused to roll a suitable loose object. the board beinc; constructed with a field-area on which the said rolling object may be manipulated by the tilting; of the board so as to roll the said object to a critical point of the fieldarea, from which point the player rolls the object down a declivity, attempting to position the said object into a previously selected pocket of a series of pockets with. which the board is provided.

These being; among the desirable objects of the present invention, the same consists of certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and then claimed with reference to the accompanying; drawings, illustrating one embodiment of the invention, and in which- Fig. 1 is a plan of the device. the rolling); object being shown in full lines in one position and in broken lines in another position;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device; and

3 is a similar sectional view showing how the device may be tilted to play a game.

Referring to the drawings, there is located below the upper edge of the rim of a box 10, a board which provides rectangular fieldarea 11 between the opposite sides of the box. The field-area 11 lies in a horizontal plane when the box is resting; on a level sup port. This field-area 11 may be perfectly plain or it may have any suitable representation as of a base-ball diamond printed thereon. I

At one end of the field-area 11 there is a declivity 12 which is preferably formed by an inclined plane, and at the other end of the field-area there is preferably located a similar declivity 13, especially if it be desired to play a game requiring competitors.

Serial No. 660,295.

At the lower ends of the declivities 12, 13, there are provided two series of pockets 14, 15, so that there is a series of pockets at each end of the board extending transversely thereof.

There is provided for use in playing a game a loose irregular object 16 which is preferably ovaliform in shape. The rolling object 16 is placed upon the fieldarea 11 and the box has to be manipulated by tilting it and tipping it sideways, with a view to causing the object 16 to roll down to a point at the edge of the field-area 11 which would be opposite to a selected one of the pockets. The ridges 17 at opposite ends of the fieldarca 11 constitute the critical lines up to which the object 16 may be moved with. more or less skill.

[it the ridges 17 the declivities 12, 13 abruptly join the field-area 11. and said deelivities are free from any pockets except at their lower ends; that is to say each series of pockets 14, 15 is spaced considerable distance away from ridge 1?. In consequence oi this, it a player rolls the object 16 beyond the critical line 17, it will quickly roll down the declivity, so that the matter of positioning: the said object into a. pre viously selected pocket is one of chance.

lVhatever the game to be played may be, it is desirable that each of the pockets have a leg-em giving it a particular name or value. garlic imitation are arbitrary, and those shown in Fig. 1 are merely exemplary. Any desired arrangen'ient of pockets and number thereof may be provided.

When the device is constructed substantially as shown, tire game of base-ball for example is played by two persons who play from opposite ends of the board. One of the players will place the rolling object 16 at say that end of the field-area 11 which is adjacent the pockets 15 and by tilting and manipulating the board theplayer will endeavor to roll the object 16 just down to the critical ridge 1'? at the other end of the board, In doing this, the player willtry to roll the object 16 to a point in substantial alignment with a selected pocket, say one which calls for a hit, and this manoeuvring requires some little skill.

In rolling the object 16 to a selected position at ridge 1'? the, playerwill have to occasionally tip the board sideways, as the irregular object 16 will not roll in a straight The legends selected for a base-ballline. Having rolled the object 16 to the desired'point at ridge 1?, the player" may have to tiltthe board still more which causes the object 16 to speedily roll down the decl'ivity 12, and possibly, although not With certainty, into the selected pocket. ,There is more or less chance involved in positioning the object 16 in a selected pocket.

The other player then places the object 16 at the end of the field-area 11 which is adjacentthe pockets lt and ha ving selected one of the pockets 15 in which to roll the object, tries "to place the object into such pocket in a manner more or less similar to that adopted by the first player. WVithout further explanation, it will be perfectly obvious to those familiar With the game of base-ball What plays they should attempt to inztke in turn, as each series of pockets will bear legends designating particular plays in the game of base-ball. Rule-s should, of course, be laid down for playing Whatever game the board is used for.

it is obvious that the device shown and described is susceptible of more or less modification and still be Within the claims; for instance, the rolling object may be spherical,

although the less certain direction of roll HENRY NERGE. 

